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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Abbot of St Augustine's, Canterbury. King and council. Abbot of St Augustine's, Canterbury...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/98/4900
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This record is about the Abbot of St Augustine's, Canterbury. King and council. Abbot of St Augustine's, Canterbury... dating from [1326] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/98/4900
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1326]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Abbot of St Augustine's, Canterbury.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- Abbot of St Augustine's, Canterbury
- Nature of request
- The Abbot of St Augustine's, Canterbury states that most of his lands, rents and possessions were given to the abbey by Aethelberht, first Christian king of England, and by other kings before the Conquest, and that the charters and other documents for these gifts are becoming old and worn out. He asks that they might be confirmed.
- Nature of endorsement
- Coram domino rege.The charters and muniments mentioned in this petition are to be examined in Chancery, and the King is to be informed by the Chancellor.
- Places mentioned
- Canterbury, [Kent].
- People mentioned
- Aethelberht, King of Kent.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- CChR 1300-26 p.492 is dated 18 July 1326, and would seem to be in response to this petition.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For transcript, see no.5 of PRO 31/7/97
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Parliamentary Petition 1595
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- French
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Calendar of Charter Rolls, vol. III, Edw I and Edw II, 1300-1326, (Public Record Office, 1908), p.492 (inspeximus and confirmation of charters of St Augustine's, Canterbury)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9149467/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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